Uno Chicago Grill

Founded: 1943 Franchising since: 1980

Ike Sewell combined old Italian recipes with meats, vegetables, spices and cheese and created the first deep dish pizza in 1943. He opened Pizzeria Uno to serve his creation to pizza lovers throughout Chicago. The new restaurant became so popular that Sewell opened Pizzeria Due on an opposite corner from his original restaurant to handle customer demand.

Over 60 years later, the restaurant is now called Uno Chicago Grill and has evolved to offer a variety of grill items like steak, ribs, seafood and pastas in addition to its famous Chicago-style deep dish pizza.

100 Charles Park Rd. Boston, Massachusetts 02132

Phone: (617)218-5205

Franchisor has 135 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2005	85	0	3	128

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Oregon, United states

Exclusive territories available.

Total investment: $778K-1.7M Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5% Term of agreement: Term of agreement renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	No
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $3M
Cash liquidity requirement: $750K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• Restaurant/hospitality experience

Operations

• 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 60 - 80
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (65% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 16 weeks
• At franchisee's location: 2-4 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#252 (2006); #253 (2005);